Tag: Privacy

There is no way to opt-out of iview data-sharing: ABC confirms

There is no way to opt-out of data sharing when using ABC platforms the broadcaster has conceded, after experts publicly demonstrated user information being sent to third-party companies this week. But the ABC has pushed back on the latest controversy around users’ viewing habits being shared with data companies,...

Last ditch call to stop ABC mandatory login

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Privacy and security experts have called on the ABC to halt its switch to mandatory user accounts at the eleventh hour, warning that the public broadcaster has failed to...

Govt floats industry-funded model for privacy office

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government has floated the idea of an industry-funded model for the nation’s privacy office, which has faced concerns of under-resourcing despite an increasing workload for several years....

Privacy breach: 7-Eleven secretly scanned customer faces

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
7-Eleven violated its customers’ privacy by secretly collecting their facial images at 700 stores over the last year for demographic profiling and data verification, the regulator has determined after...

Commissioners release COVID-19 privacy principles

Posted on   |  by Ben Grubb
Australia’s federal and state privacy commissioners have released guidance for developing tools that protect public health and enable increased mobility as Australia embarks on a pathway out of COVID-19....

Ransomware rise a concern: Privacy Commissioner

Posted on   |  by Ben Grubb
Data breaches arising from ransomware incidents increased by 24 per cent in the first half of the year, prompting Australia’s Privacy Commissioner to warn that such attacks “are a...

Expect more web regulation after Apple’s photo move

Posted on   |  by Ben Grubb
Opinion: When I started in tech journalism more than a decade ago in 2010, I revealed that the federal government was considering introducing metadata retention. The changes meant select...